Vittorio De Sica filmography

Vittorio De Sica (7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor. He became a popular leading actor in interwar Italy where he primarily performed in comedic roles. After World War II, he became one of the major film directors of the neorealist movement.[1]

Filmography

Vittorio De Sica's screen credits consist of:[1]

Directing credits

English title Original title Notes Released
Red Roses Rose scarlatte Co-director 1940
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct Maddalena, zero in condotta
Do You Like Women Teresa Venerdì 1941
A Garibaldian in the Convent Un garibaldino al convento 1942
The Children Are Watching Us I bambini ci guardano 1944
The Gate of Heaven La porta del cielo 1945
Shoeshine Sciuscià Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film (Special Award) 1946
Heart and Soul Cuore Co-director 1948
Bicycle Thieves Ladri di biciclette Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film (Special Award)
Miracle in Milan Miracolo a Milano 1951
Umberto D. 1952
Terminal Station Stazione Termini 1953
The Gold of Naples L'oro di Napoli 1954
The Roof Il Tetto 1956
Anna of Brooklyn Anna di Brooklyn Co-director 1958
Two Women La Ciociara 1960
The Last Judgment Il Giudizio universale 1961
The Condemned of Altona I sequestrati di Altona 1962
Boccaccio '70 Short film – segment La riffa
Il Boom 1963
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Ieri, oggi e domani Academy Award Winner, Best Foreign Film[2]
Marriage Italian-Style Matrimonio all'italiana Academy Award Nominee, Best Foreign Film[3] 1964
Un monde nouveau 1966
After the Fox Caccia alla volpe
Woman Times Seven Sette Volte Donna 1967
The Witches Le streghe Short film – segment Una sera come le altre
A Place for Lovers Amanti 1968
Sunflower I Girasoli 1970
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini Academy Award Winner, Best Foreign Film[4]
The Couples Le coppie Short film – segment Il Leone
From Referendum to the Constitution: 2 June Dal referendum alla costituzione: Il 2 giugno Documentary 1971
The Knights of Malta I Cavalieri di Malta
We'll Call Him Andrea Lo chiameremo Andrea 1972
A Brief Vacation Una breve vacanza 1973
The Voyage Il viaggio 1974

Acting credits

Note: on many sources, Fontana di Trevi by Carlo Campogalliani (1960) and La bonne soupe by Robert Thomas (1964) are included but de Sica does not appear in those films.

Television appearances as actor

References

  1. ^ a b Cardullo, Bert (2002). Vittorio De Sica: Director, Actor, Screenwriter. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 078641135X.
  2. ^ "The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  3. ^ "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. ^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 27 November 2011.